Cured?

Chapter 2 The Cab Ride

I was just put in a $6,000 hotel for me only paying $1,500 with a super handsome stranger. When we unlocked the door and walked in it looked like a city. Mr.Martinez and I started chatting and I learned his name Tyler Martinez and I told him mine. We talked about why we're in Belgium. He came to see his best friend's wedding and he was in Belgium for a little less than 4 months and then he will fly back home to Texas. I told him how I boxed and I needed an adventure in my life. I left cancer out of it. We both sat that night on the pool chairs and laughed and talked about our lives and the failures that have happened within our lives. We ended up falling asleep under the stars. That morning he asked me to go get breakfast with him. We went to Blackbird, I had an acai bowl with an espresso and Tyler had Toast Avocado with a latte. We ate in the restaurant and had a wonderful time. This is the first time I got to look at Tyler; his eyes were a light brown with a hint of blue, and his hair was mostly black with natural brown highlights that glistened in the sun. His lips were full and light pink. We laughed and talked until the restaurant kicked us out. We went our separate ways as he had some wedding things to do. I looked around the gorgeous city with the old colorful castle-like building with the flags and the statues all around me. Everything was so intricate with all the cracks and stones. I eventually made it around the city and decided to go to the hotel and get ready for a night out on the town. I’m still amazed by my hotel and my hotel room itself, as I walked in I heard voices and laughed. It must have been Tyler and his guys for the wedding I thought. I decided to walk into my room and get changed. Let's say my outfit wasn't churching appropriate. It was a deep V neck short dress with black lace-up heels. I decided to keep it simple with my makeup, more of a natural look. I felt like it would be polite to let Tyler know I won’t be home till later that night. I took the hotel paper and wrote,” Hey Tyler I won’t be home till super late tonight. I heard you and the guys, have fun.” As I walked out of my room I heard catcalls and whistles. Honestly sounded like a bunch of teenage boys. Then Tyler from across the room holler asking,” where you going” most definitely wasted, but they all looked wasted. I walked over and told him how I was going to a festival. They all jumped up and started dancing and cheering about how they were going to a festival in a bar. So, I had some company for this festival. When most of us stumbled outside there was a party bus everyone just went on to. I didn't know who ordered the party bus, Until Luca, a blonde-haired, blue-eyed man, yelled for me to get on the bus. I learned a little about everyone. Adam, brown with almost red tints through his hair and green-eyed that became a closer blue. Jason is a red-haired crystal blue-eyed. Liam is a  guy with dark- hair and brown-eyed with a small beard. Tyler, Luca, Adam, Jason, and Liam all met their freshman year in gym class. That’s actually where Liam met Lilian; it was her first year in the states and now they are back to get married. That night was so lively, I finally felt like I was living again. It made me think about how these past couple years I was scared to live, Eventually, I got so drunk I forgot that I was hiding my cancer and jumped on the table in the middle of us telling each other are darkest and stupidest secrets and screamed at the top of my lungs how I survived cancer and then pointed at the bartender and said another round for us. Tyler told the bartender no and decided it was time for us to head home. Of course, it was a nice thing to do, but my drunk self stormed out of the bar. Tyler followed me and caught up to me 3 blocks away as I hurled all the different shots and beers. I started crying screaming at Tyler, “  All you think of me now is a sick girl who is too drunk to keep her mouth shut.” Tyler pulled me in and just held me and called a cab and texted the guys how he was going to bring me home. He pushed me into the cab. I had no control over the situation. I wanted to be myself by myself. That night he put me in the king bed and stayed with me until I fell asleep. The next morning I had waffles with a bowl of fruits. The fruits were so sweet and fresh. The waffles were still steaming, It was so soft but cooked just right. He had butter that was already soft, and syrup on the side. He also had freshly made smoothies. My head was pounding, Hangovers suck! My walking was more zigzag than last night I'm pretty sure. As I tried to sit down on the chair I completely missed and fell on to the floor. Tyler ran across the room to me to make sure I was okay. He picked me up and made sure I didn't miss this time as I sat down and he joined me on the couch. I could tell he wanted to talk about what happened last night, but instead, he asked me how I slept; you know when you fall on your face, that's how I slept. Falling on my face all night, waking up with a horrible headache. I don’t know if it was the alcohol or the embarrassment of myself. Last night was just too much. So, instead of talking I put my head on his lap and watched my eyes flutter shut. When I awoke my headache was nearly gone and Tyler must've fallen asleep as well. He looked so relaxed and calm, his hair was slightly gelled from the night before. He just looked amazing. At that moment I realized what was happening. I was falling for Tyler Martinez, my mystery man.